Alicia Tenise

D.C. Fashion, Travel and Lifestyle Blogger

Top Women Owned Small Businesses to Support This Holiday Season

Best Small Businesses to Shop during the Holidays | Free People My Only Sunshine Sweater, Roots Cabin Collection | Top Women Owned Small Businesses to Support This Holiday Season by popular Washington D.C. life and style blogger, Alicia Tenise: image of woman standing by some Christmas trees and holding a Salt & Sundry shopping bag.

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Who run the world? Girls.

I’ve gotten to mix and mingle with a lot of female, small-business owners in the eight years that I’ve been blogging. Technically, I’m a small business owner myself, so I know how it feels when someone supports you and your brand. Every single sale, social media share, or recommendation to a friend means the world! After all, when you support a small business, you’re supporting a dream.

If you’re looking to shop small this holiday season (and beyond!), here are a few of my favorite top women owned small businesses that carry some incredible gifts.
 
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales: Your Ultimate Shopping Guide

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales featured by top DC life and style blog, Alicia Tenise: picture of a woman in front of a Christmas tree, wearing a Fair Isle Mock Neck Sweater and Pom Pom Hat

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I hope you guys had the best Thanksgiving! Tom and I hosted Thanksgiving for the very first time at our apartment yesterday, and somehow we pulled it off! It was fun playing host and getting to set the menu and design a tablescape. But man is it tiring! Every time I entertain, I think very highly of my friends who constantly put together dinner parties. You all are the real MVPs!

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, I’m sharing some of my favorite Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales of the weekend! I’ll be updating this list as news of more sales come in, so keep checking back for deals. There are some seriously amazing deals happening over the next few days, so make sure to pick up gifts for all of your loved ones (and yourself!)
 
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Holiday Gift Guide: Top 12 Best Hostess Gifts

Holiday Gift Guide: Top 12 Best Hostess Gifts featured by top US life and style blogger, Alicia Tenise.

Ever since I moved from an apartment into a home, I realized wow: hosting parties can be crazy expensive. From the food to the home decor to the serving trays and barware, you need a lot of things to make a party or a get-together a major success. After hosting a few shindigs in my new home this year, I really empathize with all of the hosts and hostesses out there! 

If you’re heading to a few holiday parties this year at someone else’s home, you should bring something. My default gift is wine. However, your host would also probably love it if you brought a little something for their home!

Here are a few of the best  hostess gifts that anyone would love!
 
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